The slide cancel is a movement technique used by skilled players to evade shots and disrupt the aim of enemy players in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. Read on to learn how to do a slide cancel, including its advantages in battle, and whether it's been nerfed in MW2.

How to Slide Cancel

Input Specific Buttons in Succession

You can do a slide cancel by jumping or ADS-ing (Aiming Down Sight) in a middle of a slide. It takes a couple of practices to master this technique, and you need to be familiar with all the button controls to perform it properly.

Note: You can only do a slide cancel on a regular sprint. Slide canceling while Tactical Sprinting will result in a Dive instead. You can turn off the Tactical Sprint in the Settings menu.

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Slide Cancel Advantages

Become a Slippery Target

Enemies will have a harder time hitting you once you master the slide cancel technique, especially at close-range. Your movements will become more difficult to predict and follow, giving you a time window for a split-second decision.

Safely Peek on an Area

You can do a slide cancel when you have to peek at an area in the field. It will allow you to fall back, reposition, or shoot back if there's an enemy in the place you're headed to.

Was Slide Cancelling Nerfed in MW2?

Nerfed to Balanced Out Gameplay Experience

The slide cancel has been a prominent movement technique ever since its inception in CoD: Warzone. To balance out the gameplay experience and remove the advantage of a Tac Sprint speed slide, the developers have finally decided to nerf slide canceling in Modern Warfare 2.

As of the Open Beta, slide canceling now results in slightly slower movement gains since it can now only be down while regular sprinting. The Tactical Sprint slide command has now been replaced with the Dolphin Dive mechanic, instead.

What is a Slide Cancel?

Advanced Evasive Technique

Slide cancel is a popular evasive movement technique that started in Call of Duty: Warzone. It makes players more agile and harder to kill on the field.

However, the controls and movement in Modern Warfare 2 have small differences from CoD: Warzone, so you might need to re-learn and adjust to the new mechanics to slide cancel in this title.

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